If it's Sunday . . .

[tomchampion.livejournal.com]

We must be declaring a snow emergency.

Here's the Connect CTY Script:

Hello, this is Tom Champion calling from the City of Somerville with snow alert information for Sunday, January 13th. Based on current weather projections, the City will be declaring a snow emergency effective at 8 p.m. this evening. During snow emergencies, parking is allowed on the odd-numbered side of the street only (unless otherwise posted). Cars not moved from the even numbered side of the street by 12 midnight tonight may be subject to ticketing and towing. Residents unable to find a parking space on the odd-numbered side of the street may park in any municipal lot or in designated school parking lots.

Please note that the Somerville School Department has also canceled classes for tomorrow, Monday, January 14th. Parents of students in the Somerville Public Schools will receive a confirming call from Superintendent Tony Pierantozzi later this evening. For additional information, please call the city’s 311 constituent service line. Thank you.

And here's the NWS Weather Alert issued at 3:34 p.m.(pardon the caps):

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST MONDAY.

THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING INCLUDES NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...WESTERN... CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS... AND SOUTHWEST NEW HAMPSHIRE.

SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY MONDAY EVENING.

SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND MIDNIGHT NEAR THE CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY AND WILL REACH THE MERRIMACK VALLEY AROUND 4 AM. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BEFORE DAYBREAK...AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY.

SNOW WILL TAPER OFF MONDAY AFTERNOON... FIRST NEAR THE CONNECTICUT VALLEY AROUND 2 PM AND THEN IN THE MERRIMACK VALLEY AROUND 5 PM.

DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM MONDAY...SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS FROM THE COMBINATION OF POOR VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS.
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My unofficial advice is to avoid rush hour tomorrow unless you have no alternative. It's gonna be nasty.

Boston Free Films Jan. 14th through Jan. 20th

[josephineave.livejournal.com]

SCHEDULE CHANGE:  The showing of Be Kind Rewind at MIT for Tuesday has been postponed to a date TBD.  

SCHEDULE CHANGE II:  Harvard Real Colegio Complutense for Friday Jan. 18th:  Due to the recent death of the actor and director Fernando Fernan-Gomez, we have changed the movie of this coming Friday, January 18. We will screan EL ESPIRITU DE LA COLMENA, directed by Victor Erice in 1973. 

More activity this week as MIT is happily engaged in IAP, but still waiting for Harvard and Tufts to get back into full swing. 

See the complete calendar online.  There are two ways to access it:

·          Directly through the link   http://tinyurl.com/2z8spc

·          Add the calendar through Google Calendar.  Search for Joe’s BFF – Boston Free Films (any phrase should find it) and you can incorporate it with your own calendar. 

Here are the films for the next week from Medford-Somerville-Cambridge-Boston.  Please let me know of changes, additions and new sources of films.  I am always looking for new sources of free cinema. 

( Coming attractions... )